Seoul City Appoints Two Citizen Audit Ombudsman Members to Protect Citizens' Rights

Former Ministry of the Interior and Safety Secretary Kim Namheon and Architect Chae Suho Appointed as New Citizen Audit Ombudsman Members
Independently Conducting Citizen, Resident, and Ex Officio Audits, Grievance Investigations, and Public Project Monitoring Activities

Namheon Kim, Former Director of Security Planning Division, Ministry of the Interior and Safety

Chaesooho Architect

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it has appointed former Ministry of the Interior and Safety Building Security Planning Division Chief Kim Nam-heon and architect Chae Su-ho as citizen audit ombudsman committee members as of the 13th, following a public recruitment process to monitor city administration from the citizens' perspective and protect citizens' rights.

According to Seoul City on the 14th, newly appointed citizen audit ombudsman Kim Nam-heon is an administrative expert with extensive experience in audit and investigation, having served in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's Investigation Office, the Audit Office of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, and as Building Security Planning Division Chief at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Newly appointed citizen audit ombudsman Chae Su-ho is an architectural expert with rich experience in managing neglected building maintenance at the Korea Real Estate Board's Urban Maintenance Department and contract work in the architectural field at the Korea International Cooperation Agency.

The new members will perform duties including citizen and resident audits, grievance investigations, and public project monitoring activities as part of the citizen audit ombudsman. The Seoul citizen audit ombudsman are fixed-term part-time public officials (working 35 hours per week) who independently conduct citizen and resident audits, grievance investigations, and public project monitoring and evaluation regarding illegal or unfair administrative actions by Seoul City and its autonomous districts for a three-year term.

Seoul City launched the 'Citizen Audit Ombudsman Committee' in February 2016 as the nation's first independent collegiate administrative body, and the third committee is currently actively working to oversee administration through the eyes of citizens and correct it with the hearts of citizens.

Joo Yong-hak, Chairperson of the Citizen Audit Ombudsman Committee, stated, "The third committee is at a time to establish itself as a genuine institution protecting citizens' rights by reorganizing the audit, investigation, and monitoring work systems and processing methods, achieving a second leap forward. All investigators, including the citizen audit ombudsman, will listen to citizens' voices on the ground and strengthen communication to improve citizen satisfaction with the committee's audit, investigation, and monitoring results."

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